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The Incredible Book-Eating Boy

Average rating

4 out of 5

Based on 20 Ratings and 20 Reviews

Book Description

Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn't like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets-he's on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the information is so jumb... More

Like many children, Henry loves books. But Henry doesn't like to read books, he likes to eat them. Big books, picture books, reference books . . . if it has pages, Henry chews them up and swallows (but red ones are his favorite). And the more he eats, the smarter he gets-he's on his way to being the smartest boy in the world! But one day he feels sick to his stomach. And the information is so jumbled up inside, he can't digest it! Can Henry find a way to enjoy books without using his teeth?

With a stunning new artistic style and a die-cut surprise, Oliver Jeffers celebrates the joys of reading in this charming and quirky picture book. It's almost good enough to eat.

About Oliver Jeffers (Author, Illustrator) : Oliver Jeffers is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Oliver Jeffers include Lost and Found, The Way Back Home, How to Catch a Star (Gift Set).View Oliver Jeffers' profile

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Reader Comments

1/30/2009 Mike Brodie said: A book everybody wished they came up with themselves. Also one of the best designed books ever.

2/18/2008 Patricia Storms said: Another fabulous story from Mr. Jeffers. I adore the luscious mix of collage and pencil illustration. And what's not to love about a boy who eats books?tags: I recommend

Hilarious concept with an important theme! Jeffers' beautiful mixed media (particularly the text collage) illustrations prove the perfect platform to stage a book about a boy who consumes information. The publisher (Harper Collins UK) went the extra mile on this one and it pays off... the physical... more

Hilarious concept with an important theme! Jeffers' beautiful mixed media (particularly the text collage) illustrations prove the perfect platform to stage a book about a boy who consumes information. The publisher (Harper Collins UK) went the extra mile on this one and it pays off... the physical chomp out of the book's back pages really makes the reader feel a part of the story.